Women’s flyweight Joanne Wood will look to build on her latest win when she returns to action at UFC 291 in July.
Wood (16-8) will face Priscilla Cachoeira (12-4) at the PPV event, scheduled for July 29, 2023 at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Reservation news was first reported The Mirror, Harry Davies.
Wood returned to the winning streak in March at UFC 286 in London, England, where she snapped a fight three with a win over Luana Carolina. Prior to that, Wood, who had been circling around for the UFC women’s flyweight title, had dropped fights from Lorraine Murphy, Tila Santos, and future champion Alexa Grasso.
Brazil’s Cachoeira won twice in a row, raising her hand against Ariane Lipsky and Ji Yeon Kim. Kim’s fight won the 34-year-old Fight of the Night award.
Headlined by a “BMF” title fight featuring lightweight superstars Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje meeting for the second time, UFC 291 features the following reported bouts:
- Dustin Poirier vs. Justin Gaethje – for the UFC “BMF” championship
- Jan Bachovic vs. Alex Pereira
- Tony Ferguson vs. Bobby Green
- Paulo Costa vs. Honorable Aliskirov
- Stephen Thompson vs. Michelle Pereira
- Derrick Lewis vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima
- Michael Chiesa vs Kevin Holland
- CJ Vergara vs. Vinicius de Almeida Salvador
- Joanne Wood vs. Priscilla Cachoeira